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A client with a history of poor nutrition & chronic illness is admitted to the unit. As the nurse is caring for this client, she recalls that normal body flora resists ________ by releasing antibacterial substances and _________ multiplication of pathogenic ___________.

The nurse suspects a client may be experiencing urinary retention. When assessing this client, the nurse's first suspicion is when the client has _____ amounts of urine voided ______ times per hour

small
2 to 3

What is the name of an infection which develops that was not present at the time of client admission?

nosocomial infection

A client is taking Coumadin, which is making his urine orange & he wants to know what normal urine should look like. The nurse informs the client that normal urine is _______ ______ to _______ in color

pale straw
amber

Stools that are dry and hard to pass are best described as __________

constipation

To maintain normal elimination patterns in a hospitalized client, the nurse should encourage the client to take time to defecate 1 hour after meals because mass _______ ________ occurs at this time.

colonic peristalsis

Where is urine formed in the kidney?

the glomerulus

A client is immobilized after surgery. The nurse observes a continual oozing of stool from the client's rectum. The nurse recognizes that this condition most likely represents _______ _________

fecal impaction

The recommended daily fluid intake for dilution of urine, promotion of micturition, and flushing the urethra of microorganisms is __________

2000-2500 ml/day

A client on the medical unit is scheduled to have a 24-hour urine collection to diagnose a urinary disorder. The nurse should keep the ________ jar in _____

collection
ice

In order to receive a correct result in a fecal occult blood test, the nurse instructs the client to refrain from ingesting _____ and __________ that can cause a false positive result.

foods
medications

An appropriate technique for a clean-void urine specimen collection is to _______ the specimen after the _______ stream of urine had passed.

collect
initial

After applying an extremity restraint the nurse needs to assess _____ and __________ status

skin
neurovascular

The use of restraints requires a _________ _______.

physician's order

In the hospital setting, the linen that is generally changed every day includes the ______ _______

bottom sheet

In delegating the morning care for the client, the nurse expects the assistant to wash the client's legs with _____ strokes from the _______ to the ____

long
ankle
knee

Dentures should be ______ with a ____ toothbrush.

brushed
soft

When bathing extremities, as a rule the procedure will progress from _______ to _______

distal
proximal

When making a hospital bed, the top sheet should be made with a _______ ______ corner

modified mitered

The purpose for creating a mitt with the wash cloth is to _____ in ______

hold
heat

A nurse is assisting a client with right-sided hemiplegia transfer from the bed to a chair. The most appropriate action for the nurse is to support the ________ side

affected (right)

On entering the room, the nurse finds the client sitting upright in bed with his upper torso resting on the overbed table. This type of positioning represents an _________ ________

orthopneic position

The nurse is caring for a client who has pneumonia. To facilitate respiration & lung drainage this client should be best placed in the ________ ________

prone position

A blood component that carries oxygen throughout the body is ________

hemoglobin

The normal percent of oxygen in the environment is _____

21%

A nurse instructs a client to inhale & perform a series of coughs during exhalation. This is known as _______